A HAPPY THRONG

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1923, Page 6

A HAPPY THRONG

AT THE BASIN RESERVE

PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS

■FINE \WEATHER FOR ANNUAL EVENT..

■ The Basin Reaerve is the children's play and sports ground to-day, thousands •ofVboys and girls from the primary of the city and nearby districts • being assembled there for an annual outing- that has become exceedingly popular '—-the sports meeting under the auspices of the Wellington Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association. For the occasion the children have been favoured with excellent weather, aud in their play on the grassy slopes and their sports contests in the arena, happy at being able to cast aside school work in favour of pleasure in the open, they present a distinctly pleasing spectacle to those parents and others who availed themselves ;;of.jthe opportunity Jo see what is being ."Hope in the primary sc 1»>ols to- • wards the -physical development of ,"th'e: rising generation. ' The en'■.■faies for the sports constituted a ie»cord, thirty-three schools being represen-I-itedJ. and.2 800 children taking part.in the »!yarious races. .Boys' and girls' events, .^totalling ■46 and. §2 respectively, apart -from heats, were, run simultaneously, .and the big undertaking was carried out "iri a commendable manner. . Teachers ; from the various schools, with the assist;ance of amateur athletic officials, did all v3n iheir power to make the gathering an 7.even greater success than in previous ■j'jears. - . ■ • '■s-^The names of. the,schools are abbrevi!.'a£ed in the results,given below as fol;;1OW;.: ._-_;- ;;; ." --:. ■ ■ <►? Berhampore (B.), Brooklyn (Bn.), ".'Clyde Quay ..(C.Q.), Hutt Main (H.M.), i2lu& East (EvH:), Hataitai (H.), Island

'■'Bay (I.B.),- Johnsonville (J.), Karori v(K"), Kaiwar'ra: . (Ka.), Kilbirnie (Ke.), B-Khandallah (Kh.), Kelburri (Kn.), Lyall -'Bay (Tj.B.), Muritai (M.), Miramar South (M.S.), Mount Cook (M.C.), New:»town (N.), Northland (Nd.), Ngaio (Ng.), ,'!.?,brirua (P.), Plimmerton (Pn.), Petone JrM|in (P.M.), Fetone West (P.W.), Rose--neath (R.), Seatoun (S.), South Wellingvtan^S.W.), Terrace (T.); Thbmdon (Tn.), !3*e-Aro ■ (T.A.), Upper Hutt (U.H.), (W;), Worser Bay (W. 8.).

BOYS' . EVENTS.

(under 9 years).—Heat" -winners :' -L.'M'Kay (Kh.),- C. Mackie .(W.8.), H. Kwheatley (H.), D. Telford (C.Q.), F. r,Burrell (H.M.), M. Church (H.M.). Sec-i-imd in heats: J. Canute (N.), C. Burt ~(Bn.), X.> Wilson (C.Q.), W. Maplesden :".'m.S.). E. Mackenzie (H.), R. Lougton f;JT.), B. Hale (M.C.), D. Bush (Tn). iSeini-finals: L.'Mackie (Kh.) 1, K. WilTsoh (C.Q.) 2, J. Canute (N.) 3. F.-Bur--'reU (H.M.) 1, M. Church (H.M.) 2, D. :■ Telford (C.Q.) 3. ' ''.t; 60yds (9 yrs).—Heat winners: C. Web- . ster (Kn,), L. Livingstone (N.), W. JEI--"Wrthy (W. 8.), J. Kemp (Tu.j, TJ. Jupp • (&.W.), B. Taylor (Bn.), D. Kidson ". ;£K'e). Second in heats: J. Cleland "(P.M.), A. Sunnex (W. 8.), R. M'lntyre •«(C£Q.), A. Gollop (M.S.), B. Jenkinson f.fJJ-). R- 'Howarth (Tn:); Semi-finals: "j^h Jiipp (S.W.) 1, B. Jenkinson (M.) 2, ;;L. Livingstone (N.) 3. B. Taylor (Bn.) HAP. Kidson' (Ke.) 2, C.'Webster (Kn.)

: ■?• v ■-.'■" ;s> 60yds (10 years).—Heat winners: R: Vjackson (N.), C. Pringle (N.), H. Steph'enson (B.), H. Parsonage (H.M.), H. "Cunningham (H.M.), J. Nelson (T.). Second in heats: I. Salmond (Kn.), M. Cooper (E.H.), E. M'Calhim (C.Q.), -J. Adams (M.C.), J. Howard (L.8.), G. ,; Barton (S.W.). Semi-finals: H. Parson- * age (H.M.) 1, H. Cuningham (H.M.) 2, :- J. - Adams (M.C.) 3. H. Stephenson (B.) - l.'.R. Jacks6n'(N.), 2, M. Cooper (E.H.)

•- Long-Jump (13 years and over). —V: Billing (Bn.), Hft 9in, 1; R. Watson ■* (C.Q.), Hft 7in, 2; W. Dind (M.C), ■ 14ft 7in, 3. Watson and Dind jumped '■ off for second and third place, and Wat- *, son's effort was 15ft 3in, half-a-foot bet- ': ter than that which gave Billing first place.

Long ■ Jump (12 years and under). — H. Pelling (Upper Hutt), 14ft 2in, 1; R. Fletcher (K.),- 12ft 9in, 2; —. Garner (P.), 12ft 7in, 3.

75yds (11 years).—Heat winners: F. Hughes (U.H.), E. Morris (Bn.), D. Turner (W.), D. Keir (T.), E. Harding (Kh.), W. Tuckwell (T.), T. Winnie (H.M..). Second in heatß: J. Donnelly (H.M.), F. Jones (Mur.), A. M'Nab (Tn.), H. Martin (C.Q.), S. Anderson

•;(S.W.), E. Angell (F.H.), K. Croft (J.), J. Brydges (B.). Semi-finals: J. Donnelly (H.M.) 1, D. Turner (W.) 2, D. Kerr (T.) 3. W. Tuckwell (T.), 1, J. 'Bridges (B/) 2, S. Anderson (S.W.) 3. ;. 75yds (12 years).—Heat winners: F. vCook (P.M.), T. Stevenson (I.B.), H. 'Dhyrburg (G.Q.), B. Lawson (M.C), R. -"Jackson (M.C), J. Bailey (Bn.). Sec- '■ ond in heats : B. Hardy (Ke.), AY. Te■pHtzky (T.A.), F. Hughes (W.Hv), S. '■:■ Clark (Tft.), C. Bell (H.M.), G. Adams i(S.W.), N. Hislop (H.), D. Elliott (H.). r Semi-finals: T. Stevenson (J. 8.), G -y Adams (S.W.), 2, B. Hardy (Ke.) 3. J 5 Bailey (Bn.), 1, B. Lawson (M.C.) 2, B. ; Jackson (M.C:) 3. ■J 100 yards (13 years).—Heat winners: R.

IKidd (M.C.), D. Burns (L.8.), G. Diack v(N.), H. Avery (B.), F. Johansen (H.); ■G. Adams (N.). Second in heats: H. ?Ellis (T.A.), P. Clementson (Nd.), W. "Thorns (P.M.), S. Closs (Kn.), "N. Anrquiti I(M.S.), K. M'lntyre (H.M.-). ; Semi-finals :'R. Kidd (M.C.) 1, K. M'ln■;*tyre (H.M.) 2, W. Thorns.(P.M.) 3. F, -'Johansen (H.) 1, H. Avery (B.) 2, G. 'Diack (N.) 3/ * 100 yards (14 years and over). —Heat X-winners: R. Wilson (T.), G. Marple :(N.), E. Barclay (C.Q.), 'J. Wright ■I(C.Q.), E. Fisher (S.W.), J. M'Kenzie ■-(Ke.) Second in heats: E. Taylor (P.W.), -K. Cotton (E.H.), A. Ibbotson (L.8.), G. iKaylor' (M.CI), G. Draper -(M.C.), M. £Poulton (T.), J. Carpenter (Bn.). ' Semi--finals: G. Marple (N.) 1, E. Barclay (C.Q.) 2, G. Naylor (M.C.) 3. J. Wright ;(,GQv)I,G. Draper (M.C:) 2, E. Taylor IP.W.) 3. ;» Three-legged race, 35 yards, (under 9 ■.years).—Heat winners: Griffiths and K. fcomrie (M.), J. M'Kay and I. Pyne •.(Kh.), E. Larkin and S Morrell. Second in heats: J. Canute and H. Archer (N.), D. Moulton and L. Turksonan (T.), D. and A. Fugle (K.). ■T Three-legged race, 50 yards (9 years). s—Hesit; winners: B. Saddler and H. Berry '(B.)> D. Mumme and R. Jones ißn.)x;'F^Keliy j and P. Harding (Kh.), i -M. -MoVfe aricUl* Sowerby (J.). Second in rleaj^ii-Sr.r.Snelgrove and R. Hayloek : tB.W:KuH:' Cathie and C. Wilson (H.), ; Jj. Ifiwton and-L. Lawton (Kn.) :; Three-legged-race, 60 yards (10 years). *—Heat winners:- R. Jackson and C.

Pringle IN.), J. Hickmott and A. Burt (H.), S. Burney and G. Wilkinson (Nd.), Second in heats: I. Gandin and H. Phil-

'lips, (H.M.), R. Patience and C. Bedell (B.), D. Webb and H. Ward (C.Q.). High Jump (13 years and over). —A. Mitchell (J.), 4ft 6in, 1; E. Barclay r(©fi:)vr4flr:siirr.2;s-.-D. -Wilson (T.), C.

3in,~ 3. -■• - ....... "" High jump "(12 years and under).—J. Richardson (H.M.), 4ft lin, 1; A. Hill (Kh.), 4ft, 2; A. King (J.), 3ft Uin, 2. ■ Sack race, 50 yards (12 years and under).—Heat winner*: J. Wolland (H.M.), A. Hill (Kh.), A. Brown (Kh.), E. Peter•on (T jMi A. Flounty (M.S.^ g. Wiljgn

(J. 8.). Second in heats: S. Thornburn (C.Q.), A. Cully ' (S.W.), D.Meo(M.), S. Cross (P.), K. Lancaster (S.), J. Diack (N-). Sack race, 50 yards (13 years and over). —Heat winners: F. Wellington (M.C.), J. Collins (T.), E. Bowers (Bn.), B. Stonehouse (H.M.), R. Thistoll (M.C.), J. M'Kenzie (Kn.). Second in heats: B. Hedgeland (J.), A. May (P.M.), E. Pethybridge (E.), K. Tahiwi (Tn.), A. Watt (C.Q.), G. Guest (B.), L. Johns (M.) Semi-finals: L. Johns (M) 1, A. May (P.M.) 2, E. Bowera (Bn.) 3. F. Wellington (M.C.) 1, A. Watt (C.Q.) 2, K. Tahiwi (Tn.) 3. 80yds Hurdles.—Heat winners : A. Ibbotson (L.B.V, W. Sullivan (L.8.), H. Avery (B.), R. Burns (B.), A. Pengelly (C.Q.), J. Wright (C.Q.), H. Smith (Bor.), M. Poulton (T.) Second in heats : A. Smith (Kh.), E. Taylor 1 (P.W.), G. Martin (P.N.), R. Cruiclv shank (M.j, D. Allan (M.), G. Navlor (M.C.), E. Read (Ke), J. Bailey (Bor.). Semi-finals : Winners—A. Pengelly (C.A.), W. Sullivan (L.8.), J. Wright (C.A.). Seconds :H. Avery (B.), B. Burns (B.), E. Read (Ke.). Cricket Ball Throw.—J. M'lnnes (L.8.). 70yds 2ft), 1;■ A. Richardson (T.), 67yds), 2; W. Jarman (E.H.), 65 yds, 3. GIRL'S EVENTS. Throwing Cricket Ball (13 years and over).—E. Flett (M.S.), 148 ft 2in, 1; E. M'Farlane (T.A.), 134 ft, 2; M. Baillie (Ke.), 131 ft 6£in, 3. Throwing Cricket Ball (12 years and under).—H. Bowcock (Nd.), 111 ft 6iin, 1; J. Avery (B.), 109 ft, 2: M. Looner (Ke.), 108 ft lOiin, 3. 35yds (under 9 years).—Heat winners : M. Burch (M.), A. Cooke (E.H.), L. Lantz (Bn.), F. Wallace (H.), J. Marshall (T.A.), M. Henderson. Sec"I onds in heats : E. Powell (P.W.) E. Windley (P.), J. Cowles (B.), Z. Knopt I (Tn.), E. Brough (H.M.), J. Miller (K.), E. Robins (Kn.). Semi-finals.—F. Wallace (H.), 1; E. Powell (P.W.), 2; A. Cooke (H.E.), 3. E. Windley (B.), 1; M. Laurensbn (K.), 2; M. Henderson (M.S.), 3. ■' ■ . ■ . ■

50yds (9 years).—Heat winners: E. Toomer (W. 8.), J. Olnery W(.8.), Z. Clarke (Ke.), Z. Hare (T.A.), K. Had.son (Kh.), B. Boyes (N.). Second in heats : B. Gillespie (M.), E Brown (S.WA B. Roberts (Bn), N. Williams (H.), P. Woodger-(H.), M. Fisher (M. 1). Semi-finals :Z. Clarke (Ke.), 1; N. Williams (H.), 2; M. Fisher (M.), 3. B. Gillespie (51.), 1; Z. Hare (T.A.), 2; B. Boyes (Nd.), 3. . 5CVds (10 years)— Heat winners :J. M'Gavin (Kn.), A. Carey (P.M.), D. Brightwell (C.Q.), A. Searle (C.Q.), B. Jlurray (L.8.), \T. Jflnnes (L.8.). Seconds in heats : R Allan (M.), M. Burns {Ke.), E. Croft (L.), E. Auger (E.H.), J. Wallace W. Smith (H.M.). Semi-finah : A. Searle (C.Q.), 1; J. M'Gavin (Kn.), 2; A. Carey (P.), 3. D. Brightwell. (C.Q.), 1; Vi Murray (N.), 2; J. Wallace (H.), 3. . 50 Yards (11 years).—Heat winners: T. Furniss (Ng.) I. Reynolds (P.M.), V. Stone (W. 8.), M. Watson (H.), W. Bennington (M.), I. Urquhart' (Nd.), M. Kissel (R.). Seconds in heats: S. Corbett (M.S.), J. Cummings (Ng.), E Curtiss (W.), M. Sutcliffe (T.V, M. Howe (Ke.), A. Robertson (T.), O. Payne (H.M.), N. Wiles (M.S.). . Semi-finals: M. Watson (H.), 1; T. Furniss (Ng.), 2; J. Reynolds (P.M.), 3. W. Bennington (M.), 1; J. Urquhart (Nd.), 2; J. Cummings (Ng.), 3.

75 Yards (12 years).—Heat winners: A. Murphin (Tn.), B. Fugle (K.), G. Garner (C.Q.), M. Howell (M.), .J. Nichol (Kn.), R. Barge (Nn.). Seconds in heats: D. Hunt (T.), W. Mahoney (Nd.), 0. Orme (M.), B. Luke (H.), D. Waddell (L.8.), 0. James (L.8.). Semifinals: M. Powell (M.), 1; R Burge (Kn;), 2; B. Fugle (K.), 3. ,G., Garner (C.Q.), 1; J. Nichol (Kn.)," 2; D. Orme (M.)» 3.

75 Yards (13 years).—Heat winners: M. Winnie (H.M.), E. Porter (S.W.), E. Davey (B.), J. Murray (M.C), M. Green (T.A.), .M. Gamble (X). Seconds in heats: J. M'Dougall (Tn.), K. Campbell (Bn.), D. Dimsdale (J.), V. Gillatt (Ng.), V. Brodie (C.Q.), L. 'Clarke (X.Q.), A. Burridge (P.M.). Semi-finals: E. Porter (S.W.), 1; A. Burridge (P.M.), 2; J. Murray (M.C.) and Gamble (K.), equal, 3. M. Winnie (H.M.), 1; J. M'Dougall (Tn.), 2; E.,Davey (B.), 3. . 75 Yards (14 years and over).—Heat winners.—J. Somerville (M.C), J. Howard (W. 8.), E. Sexton (N.), N. Cooper (H.), G. Jeffs (S.W.), O. Matheson M.C.), Seconds in heats: M. Harding (C.Q,), E. Elthick (Tn.), E. Schultz (N.), G. Barnes (M.), E. Morrison (Nd.), E. Gillespie-(Kh.), F. Clisby (CQ.). Semifinals: E. Sexton . (N.). 1; G. Jeffs (S.W.), 2; F. Clisby (C.T.), 3. J. Ho%yard (W. 8.), 1: E. Schultz (N.). 2; G. Barnes (M.), 3.

Three-legged race, 35 yards (under 9 years).—Heat winners: D. Glover and M.- Grant (C 0,.), D. Johns and M. Burch (M.), M. Henderson and N. Heays (Kh.), M. Watt and N ! M'Farlane (Bn.)-.

Three-legged Race, 35 yards (9 and 10 years).—Heat winners: D. Brightwell and N. M'Nie (C.Q.). S. Adams arid M." A Telson (N.), W. Stewart and H. Wheeler (Tn.), E. Wong-Tong and 0. Birch (M.C.).

Three-legaed Race, 30 yards (11 and 12 years).—Heat winners: E. Dancy and O. Dawson (B.), V. Stewart and W. Benninpton (M.), P. Borrow and I Sl-adwell (W.), M. Watson and P. Burn (P.M.). . ■

Throe-legged Race, 50 yards (13 years and over).—Heat winners: J. Howard and L. Hicks (W. 8.), F. Mather and A. Bowden (M.), F. Gillon and H. Ross (N.), F. Stevenson and G. Jeffs (S.W.): Skipping Race, 35 yards .• (under 9 years).—Heat winners: R. Seddon (H.V.), N. Croft (J.), I. Hunt (W.), P. Gillespie (M.), J; Williams (Kh.), N. Wallace (H.). Seconds in heats: M. Kean (H.), E. Wheeler (Tn.), W. Gardiner (I.B.), B. Pago (T.), I. M'Arthur. (T.A.), E. Windley (P.). Semi-finals: M. Wallace (H.) 1, J. Williams (Kh.) 2, E. Windley (P.) 3. R. Seddon (H.M.) 1, I. Hunt (W.) 2, W. Gardner (I.B.) 3. Skipping Race, 35 yards (9 and 10 years).—Heat winners: F. Croft (J;), B. Simeon (H.M.), A. Searle (C.Q.) J. Barker (Ke.), S. Laughton (N.), P. Roberts (N.).' Seconds in heats : W. Smith (H.M.), M. Laird (Kn.), L. Millner (Ke.),.8. Purvis (I.B.), J. Wallace (H.), B. Harkness (Kh.). Semi-finals: J. Wallace (H.) 1, S. Laughton (N.) 2, F. Croft (J.) 3. A. Searle (CO) 1, B. Simeon (H.M.) 2, F, Roberts £j.) 3. Skipping Race, 50 yards (11 and 12 years).—Heat winners: P. Taplin (J;), A. Murphin (Tn.), M. Howell (M.), N. Gillespie (M.), B. Fugle (K.), B. Luke (H.), J. Cumming (N.S.). Seconds in heats: G. ■ Scadden (C.Q.), E. Shame (C.Q.), M. Tibbs (L.8.), M. Coates (T.A.), B. Williams (B.), M. Sutcliffe (T.). Semi-finals: A. Murphin (Tn.) 1 S. Scadden (C.Q.) 2, B. Fugle (X ) 3. P. Taplin (J.) 1, M. Tibbs (L.8.) 2, E. Sharpe (C.Q.) 3.

Skipping Race, 50 yards (13 years aty! over). —Heat winners -. P. Clisby (CS.), R. Malcolm (M.C.), F. Mather (M.), E. Schultz (N.), N. Shalders (Kg.), N. Cooper (H.). Seconds in heats: E. Burns (Kn.), E. Alphick ITn.), J. Murray (M.C.), A. Burridge (I'M.), G. Ford (P.M.), D. YeUowlees (S.W. . Semi-finals: N. Cooper (H.) 1, A. Burridge (P.M.) 2, N. Shalders (Ng.) 3. F. Chsby (C.Q.) 1, E. Burns (K. 2, F. Mather (M.) 3